Sister L Jones and Sister J Hollingshead discussed their feelings about missionary service and their daily activities

Owen's Family

Greetings to the Mission

A BIG WELCOME

New Companions

Sisters Enjoying the Food

Winter January Snow

High Security Risk ???

Gift Exchanges are Fun

Scarf Exchange

Exchanging Gifts

Tie Exchange

Elders Acevedo and Elder Scarlett

Oregon Eugene Mission Song

The Joy of Music

Oliphants' and Terrys'

Ready to Go !!!

Inviting the Spirit with Song

Elder & Sister Rout join OEM office

Elder Austin is ready to go to work!

Goodbye, Elder Clark!

Elder and Sister Blackburn served in Turner.

Elder and Sister Creek transferred to the OEM from a CES Mission in North Dakota and now serve in Burns. Elder and Sister Terry transferred from Burns to work in the OEM office.

"After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel." President Joseph Smith

"Our duty is to preach the gospel to all men. . . This is what God expects of us." President John Taylor

Our missionaries will teach everyone!

Elder Gamez, Elder Rauston, Elder Worsencroft

Sister Oliphant arrives at the office via the elevator! She gets the "Tough-Sister" award as she never missed a day of service in the office! She even was here on the very day she broke her foot! Good Sister!

The Albany Zone

The Central Point Zone

The "DO-SI-DO" of Role Play

Our A.P.'s are hard at work!

Elders Peterson and Howard use all their brain-power in their capacitiy as Assistants to the President

Our departing missionaries have grown to love their mission president: "President Young, you are the man!"

Learning by Role Play

Elder Kwok is ready to go baptize!

President and Sister Young take the new trainers out on an early morning run to the University of Oregon! As missionaries, you need to be in great shape physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually!

Missionaries + luggage + bike boxes + pillows = Transfer Day

Happy New Companionship of Elders Lambert-Malcolm and Weinberg

Elder & Sister Morris from Rigby, Idaho, temporarily assigned to Klamath Falls while awaiting their visas, which will allow them to serve the remainder of their mission in Monterey, Mexico

They each got a "I Ride with the Youngs" T-shirt and hat to show their love for our Mission President & his companion

Not only is our Elder Snyder serving in the same mission as did his older brother, but he is living in the very same apartment in Junction City as did his brother. He is following in some pretty great footsteps!

Preach My Gospel Training

This training was held for our newest missionaries and their companions, those missionaries who came to the Oregon Eugene Mission from the MTC with the June 26th and August 7th transfers. Using Preach My Gospel, President Young taught them about reaching their potential as a missionary, as a master teacher, and as a spiritual individual.

Doug Neilsen was a Counselor to President Young when he was Bishop of a singles ward in Salt Lake City

President Ronald A.Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy

Elder Richard K. Hansen, North America Northwest Area Authority

Missionaries eager to listen to an Apostle

Elder Snow taught us about the Holy Ghost and that having the Spirit in our missionary work is directly connected to our obedience. He also taught us the chain of missionary work from Finding to Retention. He told us to bear our testimonies as we teach, to use the scriptures, to be confident and to speak from our hearts.

Capital Zone

Corvallis Zone

Eugene & Williamette Zones

Roseburg and Pacific Zones

The Fristrup Family comes to collect their Missionary son

The Jackman Family comes to pick up their missionary

Elder Pututau wears out his pants in service to the Lord

Just assigned companionship Elders Ewell and Kawamura

New missionarie & trainers meet

Greeting our new missionaries

Loving 1st Cousins

Elder Williams and Elder Ewell discovered they were cousins when they met at the new trainer training. They were so excited to find each other!

The old car arrived June 10, 2011 with only 26 miles on it. 13 months later it has 50,100 miles on it. That's a lot of traveling around the mission!

Our A.P.'s serve as great examples of modern day 'Preach My Gospel" warriors

Senior Couple Elder and Sister Pierce

Monmouth and Salem Zones

Pacific, Roseburg, Willamette and Eugene Zones

Our missionaries so enjoy greeting and spending time together.

Our A.P.'s Elder Clark and Elder T. Johnson

An All-American Parade

Sisters Reed and Rose

"Miracle Monday was a miracle! We never ran out of things to do and were able to work hard throughout the whole day. The highlight of Miracle Monday happened at the end of the day when we went to visit a family we have been working with for quite some time. Now we have finally have been able to commit the father to live the word of wisdom so that he can baptize his children."

"It was a good day for visiting with part-members. The first one we have been visiting/teaching for 2 months and the husband has never sat in on the lessons... until Miracle Monday! We had FHE with them and it went GRRRREAT! He even got to see us give a priesthood blessing to his wife."

"On Monday we were at the taco shop and we met this lady in line. She knew who we were. She said; 'Hi Elders!' She said she was a member and hasn't been to Church in 20 years. She wanted us to go to her house and teach her family. That's what it's all about!"

We say "So Long" to Sisters Judd and Pence too.

Why is this car smiling?

We get TIWI's

Last February the Oregon Eugene Mission was selected to install and test in all our mission vehicles a driver monitoring system called TIWI. Since the installation vehicles accidents in our mission have remarkably declined!

Exact Obedience

District Leader, Elder Levacque gave a lesson about the Anti-Nephi-Lehis and how they buried their weapons of war as a sign that they were now very obedient unto the Lord. He made swords for the district so each missionary could write upon his sword those things that might be holding them back from having successful missions. They then buried their swords as a symbol of their faith and obedience.

Trainer's Breakfast

Transfer Time in the OEM

President Young and the A.P.'s, Elder Sutton & Elder T. Johnson are hard at work in humble pondering and prayer as they choose the perfect trainers for the new arriving missionaries and contemplate mission transfers. Much time is spent on their knees!

Steep Trail!

Every Missionary's dream!

Signing the Exact Obedience flag

At the top with Sister Young

Grampa with little Ellie

Sister Young with her wonderful family

Elder Sorenson, we are impressed!

Welcome New Missionaries!

"Stand Tall" new missionaries

Singing the OEM song

New Arrival Orientation

President Young helps us "role play"

Sister Browne bears her testimony

Sister Young

Eugene Clean Car Winners!

Albany Clean Car Winners!

Central Point Clean Car Winners!

Bend Clean Car Winners!

The office staff hard at work!

April 25, 2012 - Elder & Sister Winters

April 18, 2012 - Elder & Sister Blackburn

April 19, 2012 - Elder & Sister Pierce

New Portland Temple Visitors Center

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New trainers with President Young and Assistants

Elder and Sister Terry

Elder and Sister Birt

Burns, OR

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And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you. Joshus 3:5

The Clark family pick up their missionary

Neil L. Anderlson:

Taught us through questions: How will you measure your mission? How have I represented the Savior? He bore his testimony: "I AM HIS WITNESS".

President Rasband:

Taught about eternal progression of: Belief - Action - Assurance. The most important convert to the Church is YOU!

Bishop Stevenson:

Taught that "the little white book" is a book of blessings. Once you catch the vision of obedience you can promise the same blessings as you teach your investigators.

Elder Hansen

Taught about the role of the Spirit in teaching the Gospel. It is the Spirit that carries the message into their hearts.

The Office Zone

Singing the mission song

No! Don't Go!

So long, farewell, you take with you our hearts!

A sacred prayer & off we go!

Singing the Mission Song

Get-acquainted lunch

Yikes! That's a lot of miles!

I am ready for a rest

President Young visits the office

Mission EXACT OBEDIENCE flag

President Young with Elder Maxwell

President Lowary role plays with Elders

Elder Woestman & Hall

President Young and President Lowary

Elders Davis and Hales

"Then we taught Family Home Evening with 2 part member families and both husbands agreed to our commitments to take the lessons and pray for a day to be baptized."

"I learned personally the principle of obedience. I had a miracle within myself. Miracle Monday built me, it deepened my conversion and obedience to the Holy Messiah and to those whom He has chosen."

Our missionaries leave both excited to be going home and sad to be leaving the wonderful Oregon Eugene Mission

Elder Edwards with his parents and President & Sister Young

Yes, this is Oregon, it is raining.

It's OK Elder Ketchum, you won't melt!

Singing the OEM song

The New Missionaries Arrive in the rain

Matt, Katie & Miles

Amy, Kyle, Ellie & Easten

Spencer & Rachel

Temple Ducks!

Orientation

Lunch is served

Sister Young welcomes Sister Lind

Orientation by Sister Watts

Lunch is served!

President Young

Parents of Sister Young

Eugene Birthday Limbo

Eugene Idol contest

Albany Idol contest

Central Point Idol contest

Bend Idol contest

Sister Watts runs the office. Bless her!

President Watts trains Sister Oliphant

Elder Browne trains Elder Oliphant

Willamette River, Albany

Elder and Sister Oliphant

Eugene

Yreka, CA

Prineville, OR

Somos el Faro

Grants Pass from the air

Grants Pass

Junction City, Willamette Zone

Santa Clara, Willamette Zone

breakfast!

North Bend, Oregon

North Bend on the coast

Umpqua River, Roseburg

Roseburg, Oregon

Salem Capitol Building

Stayton-Jordan Bridge

Stayton Ditch

Elder Henrie left for Brazil

Elder Wheeler leaves for Russia

Golden Plates winners

golden plates winners

Elder Peart decorated this cake for the OEM

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Redmond, Oregon

Oregon Coast

OEM Office

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Best wishes for a wonderful 2012

Medford Oregon Temple

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What would we do without our office elders?

Our fabulous cooks!

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The long and the short of it!

The Birthday Tunnel

Golden Plates Winners Eugene

The Assistants

Golden Plates

Redmond

Golden Plates winners Central Point

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The streets of Eugene

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At Zone Leader Council President Young taught the missionary leadership about REAL GROWTH, where our wards and branches welcome our new converts with warmth and care. He stressed the importance of not only bringing new members in through the front door, but taking care they don't leave by the back door.

President Lowary teaching Planning and Goal Setting principles

Oregon Eugene Mission

June 28, 2011 marked a new era as we joined the missionaries in the Oregon Eugene Mission. We are excited to get to know the missionaries, join in the work and share our vision for this part of the Lord's vineyard.